September
9, 2012
How far
along? 36 1/2 weeks (according to Oct 3 due date)
Total weight gain: 18 lbs ish
Maternity clothes? I prefer pajamas or a very comfortable skirt that I could wear every day
Stretch marks? Nothing bad, just a few tiny ones around my belly button.
Sleep: Pretty
sporadic. Generally go to bed around
3am-ish and sleep on and off for a few hours.
I generally end up on the couch now so I don’t keep J up and then I come
back to the bed when J gets up for work.
Last night though I slept from about 3am until noon (without even a
potty break! I can’t remember the last
time that happened. It was a night to remember!)
Best moment this
week: Taking maternity pictures with Justin. He wasn’t too fond of the idea at first but
once we got there and after we saw a teaser on FB he is happy we did! Even if we both got eaten alive by
mosquitoes. It was really a fun
experience and I love the one picture we’ve seen!
Also I thought that perhaps my water might have been leaking
and so I called Merri and she convinced us to go in and have it checked. I was also having some contractions close
together but not painful. Justin and I
had run to target to get me a robe for the hospital and then J needed dinner
before his ASU football game that he was going to with his friend so we grabbed
chipotle. But J really started acting
just like the guys you see in the movies!
He was practically tripping over himself and really freaking out. He was running around the house packing stuff
when we got home and throwing things in my suitcase. He also threw the car seat in the car and
tried to familiarize himself with our new video camera (the 2 things I’ve been
asking him to do for 2 or more weeks now;o) In the car he wasn’t saying a word
and he wouldn’t look at me, he also kept biting his nails. He was NERVOUS! It was the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! When we got to the hospital I needed to get
something out of my suitcase and he threw it open and was just rummaging
through it messing everything up. I told
him I would get it and I was just going to leave him with the car if he
couldn’t calm down. It was hysterical
and OH SO precious. I LOVE this
man!!! And I’ll never forget just how
nervous he was. He told me a few times
he just wasn’t mentally prepared for it yet.
Well hopefully that practice run helped prepare him a little bit more!
Miss Anything? Miss no heartburn and breathing
easily.
Movement: Lots and lots. This week was the first week where I felt a distinct body part (either a hand or foot – possibly elbow) but there was a little bump that just stuck out and moved across the side of my tummy. It was amazing! He moves all the time now. It’s such a miracle!
Movement: Lots and lots. This week was the first week where I felt a distinct body part (either a hand or foot – possibly elbow) but there was a little bump that just stuck out and moved across the side of my tummy. It was amazing! He moves all the time now. It’s such a miracle!
Food cravings: spinach
and artichoke dip – yep made it and it was delish! (I told J I made it special just for him,
haha then I got on him for eating it all! Haha!!) Now I think some apple pie sounds so
yummy! Probably won’t be making that
though.
Anything making
you queasy or sick: My stomach is sick often now, pretty much anytime I eat anything. It’s uncomfortable but not unbearable.
Gender: Little Boy Blue!
Labor Signs:
Plenty of contractions but nothing strong enough to do anything, lost my
m.p., wondered if my water may have broken but nope, dilated 2 cm on both
cervixes so Dr. W says I am 4 cm. He
believes when Baby D comes he will break through the septum between the
cervixes rather than picking one side to come through.
Symptoms: heart burn, Braxton hicks, difficulty
breathing, sick tummy,
Belly Button in or
out: In
Wedding rings on
or off? On
Happy or Moody
most of the time: Definitely happy but it is a roller coaster
of emotions at this point.
Looking forward to: Meeting this baby!
To do list:
·
Decorate the nursery (working on it with the
help of a friend)
·
Tour the hospital (set up the tour for Sept 15)
·
Write my birthing plan (thinking about just
going with whatever happens since we don’t know what my unique situation will
bring. May not do this)
·
Keep practicing breathing exercises (working on
it)
·
Pack my hospital bag (I have packed as
much as I can)
·
Buy a car seat, crib
mattress, crib bedding, diaper bag,
·
Clean the house – good! (yep entire house! –
and yep this will probably never be complete J)
Misc.: I have a friend helping me decorate the
babies room and I am so excited. She is
amazing and I love her style. I think it
will be amazing!
I
also had a doctors appointment this week and will now go weekly to see good ol’
Dr.Wilson. I really do look forward to
seeing him! He listened to the heartbeat
and measured me and also told me about a run in he’d had with my MIL. Then he checked me and said I was at a minus
2 station and he said both cervixes were dialated to 2cm so he said I was at a
4 cm. With both cervixes dialating he
believes the baby will break through the septum rather than picking one cervix
to come through. This may pose some
issues if it tears and I’m bleeding. If
there is a small tear he can stitch me up in my L&D room but if it’s larger
I may need to be put out for surgery.
Hopefully I won’t bleed at all and then he wont need to do
anything. We are just going to see how
it all plays out though, so with a lot of prayers hopefully everything will be
fine!
Meeting
this baby and the labor is ALL I EVER think about. Thank goodness I have great family and
friends to help distract me. I do think
I’m going a little nuts waiting around
and there is still a chance it could be weeks away. AHH!
I’m so grateful this pregnancy has gone this smoothly and I am just
trying to tell myself to enjoy the journey, but it’s easier said than
done! Who will Baby D look like? Will he have hair? Will he be little or big? I am SO excited!!!!!
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